Funder: University of California San Francisco
Due Dates (Anticipated): March 2027 (Next cycle application deadline)
Funding Amounts: Up to $100,000 in direct costs for 12–24 months; nonrenewable
Summary: Supports UCSF research advancing understanding, prevention, diagnosis, care, and survivorship for colorectal cancer diagnosed before age 50.
Key Information: Trainee primary applicants should name a UCSF faculty mentor; master’s-level students and Specialists are ineligible.
Description
This UCSF pilot award supports research addressing the rising burden of colorectal cancer diagnosed in people younger than 50. The Young-Onset Colorectal Cancer Program at the UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center supports innovative basic, translational, clinical, population science, implementation science, and health services research. Its mission is to advance equitable, outstanding care through research innovation, clinical excellence, and advocacy.
Priority areas include disease biology and molecular mechanisms; environmental, dietary, microbiome, and genetic risk factors; early detection, diagnosis, and prevention; and precision medicine and novel therapies. Projects may also address survivorship, fertility preservation, sexual health, quality of life, patient navigation, supportive care, and psychosocial interventions. Health equity, disparities, access to care, and community engagement strategies that reduce diagnostic delays are additional priorities.
